Fernando Alonso's car won the first race of the World Endurance ChampionshipThat effectively means a Toyota will probably win unless both cars hit reliability problems, which are common in such a demanding and gruelling race.Toyota came closest to a win in 2016, when the car of Buemi, Nakajima and Briton Anthony Davidson was leading, only to break down on the final lap.Their nearest rivals on pace are expected to be the Rebellion Racing team, which includes Swiss former winner Neel Jani.Jenson Button, the 2009 F1 world champion, is also racing in the LMP1 class, with the Russian-backed SMP team, as is former F1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who is with the United Autosports team co-owned by Zak Brown, the chief executive officer of Alonso's McLaren F1 team.Qualifying for the Le Mans 24 Hours is split into three sessions, one on Wednesday at 2100-23:00 BST and two on Thursday, at 1800-2000 and 2100-2300 BST. The race starts at 15:00 BST on Saturday.

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